Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1921, Page 1

ua “< va ee. to The Tribune.) : . | -0f postmaster appointments, R H. E. likely to fail. At Philadelphia— Boston __.-..-_003023200—10 14 2 Philadelphia _-__000040101—6 15 0 4 Batteries—McQuillan and O’Neill! Hubbell, Weinert, Betts, Smith and Bruggy. > apparently made this R. H. E. : 8 2 Cincinnati -___.1 0 0 0 Batteries—Freeman, Luque and Wingo. : At Brooklyn— New York --__-.000010\ 90—1 81 Brooklyn __-__.002000\-. *—3 11 0 Batteries—Toney and Snyder; Smith and Miller. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April the shore as the result of the downpours today and At St. Louis—Pittsburg-St. Louis game post- poned; wet ground. today, if necessary. » At Boston— Philadelphia ___0 0 Boston ___-____1 0 __. . Batteries—Moore Ruel. / At Chicago— i R. H. E athe — sets ee 002000100—-3 8 2 hicago _____.0010 00000—1 6 2 Batteries—Shocker and Severeid; Kerr and halk. _ At New York— Washington __00100400 New York ___-.11200000 Batteries—Schacht, Acosta and Quinn, Collins, Hoyt and Schang. At Cleveland— R. H. E. Detroit ---9051010010—8 17 Cleveland ___--10300122*—9 15 4 Batteries—Cole, Ehmke, Oldham and Bass- ler; Clark, Petty, Odenwold, Morton, Bagby and O’Neill, Nunamaker. bh ‘IOWA REPORTS FIRST CYCLONE MUSCATINE, Iowa, April 26.—The small tornado which struck south- eastern Iowa late yesterday extended over a wide range of territory, ac- cording to reports today. West Lib- erty, Columbus Junction, ,Atalissa and Nichols reported damage to buildings. At Columbus Junction, Mrs. Adam Comer was seriously hurt when her automobile was blown into the djtch and caught fire. R. 02— 2 00-1 and Perkins; Pennock and 00000 6 00000 7 ee in Colorado Colo., DENVER, officials were notified today. the state.” plans, will be held in the council Wage Reduction In Paper Mills Held Necessary NEW YORK, April 26—Paper ‘man- ufacturers who met here yesterday tontinue’t in their stand that wages In their mills should be lowered, and made no change in the plan rejected recently by the various labor unions having membership~in their factories. The manufacturers said however, that hegotiations with the unions will be tontinued. INDICTED BALL PLAYERS . HIDING OUT IN MEXICO? EXTRADITION IS ‘Attorneys for Former White Sox Men Not ~ Under Bond Say They Can Produce Them on 18 Hours’ Notice CHICAGO, April 26.—Private infermation that several of the men indicted in connection with the 1919 world series baseball scandal have fled to Mexico Jaas been received and an appeal will be made to the federal officials in’ Washing- ton in the that some way may be found through which they can be extradited, it was annownced at the attorney’s office, today. 118 hours and would produce them: in he officials refused to divulge the ample time to give bond and stand names of the men they believe havo} trial.’ | left the country. Buck Weaver, Claude Williams, Joe| Extra¢ition to Jackson, and Carl Zork have given| Be Requested. |of the best known of the bond. ‘Attorneys for the other White} CLIZVELAND, Ohio. April lers of fiction, her if Box players said today that they) Presient B. B. Johnson of the Amor-| “Hester's” History Fair ould produce their clients within! ican Ieague, who arrived here today'grant’’ and ‘'Banishee Castle,” sion, 2 BALLOON HUNT FAILS. “captive” 600-foot steel cable, tion systems. i a second. said. ficials at Washington. lers," he said. DUBLIN, April 26.—Lady nown |to announcement here. Special WASHINGTON, April 26,—Ru- mors going thc ‘rounds some. time ago, to the effect that the Harding administration would do away with the so-called civil service feature seem There 1s no question but what a. considerable majority at first expected this would be done soon After Mr. Harding took office, but subsequent developments have inadvisable, FLOOD MENACE IN MILWAUKEE 26.— Floods threatened: several parts Milwaukee today and residents of the south shore faced the loss of their ‘homes through continued crumbling of of rains R. H. E; of the last 24 hours and the weather forecaster’s predictions of continued tonight. At mid-day, however, the rain had ceased. At the home of Martin Blenski, on the south side, the kitchen fell over the cliff, forming its foundation, last night, leaving the dining room sus- pended on the brink, Nearby -resi- ' dents prepared to cbandon their nymes April 26.—Henry J. Ford, special assistant of the inter- state ©ommerce commission will be- gin ar, investigation into freight rates on farm products and livestock in Colorado, on May 10, in this city, state The inquiry was requested by the twenty-third general assembly in a resolution which charged that present rates are confiscatory and left Color- ‘do farmers ‘without a market, to the great economic and financial loss of The resolution urged an investiga- tion “for the purpose of determining the possibility of lowering the rates,”’ The hearings, according to present Foom of the state public utilitles commis- PHOENTSX, Ariz, April 26.—Lieut. George R. Pond, United States naval pair service, arrived here today in his search over the deserts of Arizona and near by states for an escaped balloon that is trailing a threatening se- rious damage to buildings and irriga- The buzzing sound made by flies is produced by/ rapid vibration of the wings, which may amount to 600 beats , SOUCHT to attend the raising of the Amer- ican league championship pennant, announced he would leave for Wash- ington immediately after today’s game to arrange for extradition of several men wanted in connection with the 1919 world series betting scandal,’ sev- eral of whom have fled to Mexico, he President Johnson said he expected hearty co-operation from federal of “No mercy will be shown the gamb ee WELL KNOWN AUTHOR DEAD. Gilbert, to the world of literature as Rosa Mulholland” is dead, according She was one modern writ- Ks including Emi- fE FOR CIVIL SERVICE FEATURE OF P. 0. APPOINTMENTS STILL EFFECTIVE, CLAIM { if Inte rumors are to be credited. ‘So many members of congress have expressed the hope that some mucit feature shall be retained that cayi- tol gossip has it that the prerent adifinistration will insist upon, an examination of some kind for those Who. aspire to postmaster aypoint- ments. Realizing that. a . school teacher would probaily be able to make the highest grade in a techni- cal examination, it is expected that pele wind Plan, is, adopted will em- bi Reneral qualifications rather than technical knowle‘ige. It seems safe at this time to pre- dict that the former practice, of rec- ognizing a referee in each state in appointments of ‘this character, will not be adopted by the Harding ad- ministration, altitough there will be modifications of the Wilsonian pro- cedure. Mexico Arms for May Day Fete MEXICO CITY, April -26.— Gover- nora of the various states of the Mexi- can republic have been instructed to use every precaution to prevent dis- orders on’ May day. General orders bave been sent from workmen's head: quarters for labor - demonstrations throughout the country. CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1921 TE FOR SEIZURE OF RUHR | TH |New Reparations Proposals of Germany | Now Under Consideration at Washing- ton Not Worthy of Consideration in Belief of French Officials YANK AGE SHOT DOWN ON POLISH FRONT ESCAPES SOVIET PRISON Captain Cooper; Amen- can Aviator Missing For Months, Reaches Riga From Moscow RIGA, April 26.—(By The Associated Press.) — Capt. Merion C. Cooper of Jackson- ville, Fla. the squadron flier who was shot down on the Polish front and captured by the Russians last July, escaped from a prison camp near Moscow on April 12 and arrived in Riga today. Captain Cooper was here by two Polish officers. The American aviator, while serving with the Poles in their operations last summer against the Bolsheviki, disap- (Continued on Page 7.) Kosciusko} accompanied | Daily Crikue NIGHT MA [NIGHT MAIL] | { | | | -PARIS, April 26.—(By Th | Briand told the chamber of deputies this afternoon: 1 satisfactory not made by the Germ mm | Ruhr district will be occupied.” claagees eee ent the “If on Ma: guarantees ar. After hearing the premi voted confidence in the government by a vote of 424 to 29 with 59 deputies jabstaining from voting. It was stated at the state dopart- ment that the text of the German communication as received here would | | | |not be made public this evening, | 5 PARIS, April 26.—(By The Associ- | ated Press)—German, new repara- jtion propositions, as made public to- |day, are considered here as unaccept- |able even as a basis for discussion, \according to well-informed opinion |close to the French foreign office. | Copies of telegrams from Berlin, giving the official summary of the of- fer, were circulated in the chamber of deputies and the senate where the terms set forth were animatedly dis- jeussed. The general comment was |that the offer was absurdly insuf- | ficient. FIRST REPORTS ON the United States and the allies so desire, is willing, according to the ex- |\Dozen. Eyewitnesses to Killing of 17 Americans at ‘Columbus to Appear Against Villista Bandits "DEMING, N. M.,-April 26.—Detail of the invasion of the United States by the rebel troops of Francisco Villa in the raid of March 9, 1916, on the border town of Columbus, | N. M., will be recounted in the district court here | begirining probably late today in the trial of the 16 alleged Villista raiders charged with murder in connection with the raid. CASPER CLUB OFF TO OPEN BALL SEASON The Casper baseball team is leav- ing today for Scottsbluff, Neb., where it will play the opening game of the Midwest league season Grey- bull opens tomorrow at Denver and Laramie will play Sterling at Ster- ling in the opener. Conforming with league require- ments on a 15-man team the Cas- per squad has been trimmed to 15 Players and the following players will make the trip: Manager Arbogast, Hale, catcher; Hoffman, Jackson, Spahn, dohn Ma- pel, Niles, Hewitt, Mapel, pitchers; Slattery, firs! Donica, second; McNeil, third; Bostick, short; Garrity, left fel center, and Hartzell, right. mesial are st ass eae Army Troops to Guard Federal Buidings, Claim dackson, CHICAGO, April 26.—Regular troops will be ordered to duty in guarding the federal building, the larger branches of the postoffice, railroad terminals loading platforms and branches of the federal reserve bank, it, was announced by Postmaster Wil- Mam B. Carlisle. ‘The information was received in a letter from Postmaster General Hays, he said. Recently, postal employes were or dered armed as a-result of mail rob- beries of the last few months. canbe iri alien. et TORNADO DOES HEAVY DAMAGE PINE BLUFF, Ark., April 26.— Heavy damage was done by a tor- nado 50 miles southeast of here to- day. Several farm houses near Dumas were destroyed, and a church at Gould was demolished. The storm started near Dumas and swept a path several hundred yards wide in a northwesterly direction. Several in- reports of deaths and id not be verified. oss Cl yIET PLACES ORDER. BERLIN, April 26.—Soviet Ru has ordered more than 600, rail locomotives, from German firms, mania says today, More than a dozen residents of Co- lumbus, eye witnesses of the raid and killing of 17 American citizens, in- |cluding one woman and eight United |States soldiers, will testify for the jstate, according to Forrest Fielder, district attorney of Luna county, and |in charge of the prosecution. | One of the chief witnesses for the |state will be Mrs. W. T. Ritchie, |widow of one of the victims of the |Villistas. Her husband was dragged |from his room in the Commercial hotel jet Columbus by the Mexican raiders Jand shot and killed, she said. | Although the 16 defendants are \charged jointly on indictments for the murder of seven American citizens during the raid, they are being tried on the single charge of the murder of |Ritchie. | Testimony as to alleged confessions jby the 16 prisoners as to their part in the Columbus raid, District Attor- ney Fielder said, will be given by Col. E. C. Abbott and Maj. N. W. Cam- panole, members of General Ter- shing's punitive expedition which cap- tured the Villista#S in Mexico and brought them back to New Mexico and surrendered them to the staté authorities for the trail. Other’ army officers are here from Washington to testify Selection of the jury is expected to be completed late this afternoon. Six men were tentatively accepted yester- day, many being disqualified by objec- tion to the death penalty which will be asked by the state, District Attorney Fielder is making a search for Mrs. Maude Meaders, who, he says, will be able to give testi mony that the Villista band that raided’ Columbus had heen told by its officers of its destination and knew it was to raid an American town. ‘Mrs. Meaders and her husband were captured ty Villa in Mexico and her husband murdered. After being a cap tive several weeks, Mrs. Meaders es caped at Columbus during the raid. MAY BE UNABLE TO SECURE JURY. DEMING, N. M., April 26,—Four- teen of nineteen men examined this morning for jury service in the trial of the 16 alleged Villistas charged with murder in connection with the raid of 1916 on Columbus, N. M., wero disqualified. District Judge R. R. Ryan, presiding at the trial said that it may miot be possible to obtain a jury in his county. In that event, he sald, the case will be discontinued and a change of venue taken to some county in the state removed from the scene of the raid. Most disqualifications were becat of preconceived opinions as to guilt or innocence of the 16 persons. Court recessed while a special venire is being assembled. There is little chance, said District Attorney Forrest Fielder, that tion of the jury will be completed in time to begin testimony today —_— the W. 1). Evans of the Evans Oil com pany is’ in Cheyenne attending to business for a few days in the inter ests of the company. , HORRORS OF MEXICAN RAID TO BE REVIEWED IN TRIAL ‘INVESTIGATION TO PROJECTED Tariffs’ on Farm Products and Livestock to Be Made Sub- ject. of Probe Authorized ROTARIANS ADD COMMITTEE T0 REGULAR LIST Service of Advisory Council Placed at Command of Busi- ness Men; Standing Com- | mittees Appointed | | In perfecting the 1921 organization of the Rotary club a novel departure was taken in committee appointments this year. Besides the regular stand- ing committees a. committee was named for the purpose of acting as an advisory council for any business man in Casper who desires the assistance of the committee. The suggestion for such a committee was made in the recommendation of A. E. Stirrett. The committee personnel will consist of{ W. 0. Wilson, Julian Lever, M. P.| Wheeler, A. Stirrett, George B.| Nelson, P. C. Nicolaysen, Carl Shu-| maker and L. A. Reed. The standing committees appointed include: Entertainment—Earl Burwell, J. T.| Scott, Lew M. Gay. | Industrial Relations—Ira Wetherell,| W. J. Chamberlain, W. O. Wilson. — | Publicity—B. B. Brooks, Julian Lever, R. T. Kemp. Correspondent to Rotarians—P. K. Edwards, Boys and Girl: J. C. Kemp, M. P. wards, Slade, O..L. Walk- Wheeler, P. K, § D. Field, ark ot Mr. and Mrs. T. erton, are spending the week here vis: iting with friends. made the trip overland and arrived in the city just in time to escape the snow oy |OFFER CONFIRMED. | BERLIN, April 26.—(y The Asso- |ciated Press}—Germany, “in the event - | the Americ x e Associated Press.)—Premier proposals with acceptable er’s statement, the chamber tent of her ability and capacity to fume the allied obligations to the United States,” says a clause in her counter proposals, it was announced here today. With this exception the counter pro Posals forwarded to Washington in cluding t offer of 200,000,000,000 sold marks, are virtually as forecast in yesterday's Associated Press dis- patches from this city. Germany offers to pay 50,000,000,000 gold marks, the present value of which, converted into annuities, to. tals 200,000,000,000 gold marks. The payments, under this proposal, would be made according to her atility. As evidence of her good fait the note, Germany is rranar.d - diately to place at the disposal of the reparations commission 150,000,000 marks in gold, silver and foreign ex- says NUMBER 169 ISTRICT TEUTONS LISTEN TO EVIDENGE OF WAR CRIMES IN BRITISH COURT Soldiers Subjected to Torture and Atrocity Give Facts to Be Used Against War Criminals LONDON, April 26.—Ger- man lawyers were present this morning for the first time Since 1914 in the Bow street court when -Rritish soldiers |who were prisoners of war gave testimony against German army officers accused of crueity and atro- city. change, and 850,000,000 gold marks in treasury notes, redeemable within three months in foreign exchange or foreign securities. Germany proposes in the note the issue of an international loan, the Proceeds to be placed at tho disposi- tion of the allies. On this loan Ger- many would pay interest at 4 per ent and provide for amortization. ‘he sum of the reparations total not covered by this international loan would be provided, to the limit of by payments in is disposed,” says note, “to allow the allied powers Participate in Germigny's and financial amelioration. Germany will co-operate with all her efforts in the reconstruction of the devastated regions, so that she may. acquit her- self as quickly as possible of the sums. Germany’s offer, of immediate pay- ment represents 1,000,000,000 marks gold, the note says, made up as fol- the irst—One hundred and fifty mil- lion marks in gold, silver and bills receivable. “Second—Hight hifndred and fifty million marks in bills of exchange upon the treasury, which would be paid at the latest in three nionths in bills receivable and in foreign secur- ities.” As_security for the credits accorded her, the proposals state, Germany is willing to pledge public revenues and properties, in a manner to be deter- mined between the contracting parties. “Germany,” continues the note, “takes upon herself the obligation to recognize as binding the decisions of an international commission of ex- perts upon her capacit “If it is believed by the American government that another form of pro- posals would make the matter easier to handle, the German government asks that it be notified of the points on which modification appears desir- able to the American government he German government also 1 welcome any su; stion from n government, The Ger: man government is too deeply con vinced that the peace and well being of the world are dependent upon a speedy, moderate and just solution of the reparations problem not to do everything possible so that the United States shall be in a position to pre- sent the matter to the allied govern- 3. wou | ments. Germany's offer with regard to as The ovidence given will be used in the trial of German “war criminals’! at Leipsic, under the provisions of the Versailles treaty. The men were examined here because they were un- able to g oto Leipsic. ‘Travers Humphrey, counsel for the British government, stated the German government had accepted the charges against the accused officers and was acting in the role of the prosecutor. RIOT THREATENED SERVICE MEN. LONDON, April narrowly averted outside the Bow street court today at the luncheon adjourpment of an inquiry into ac- eusations of selty and atrocity against German army officers. A great crowd of former service men had assembled and several rushed toward the German counsel for the accused, Herr Schroder, and his friends, Constables succeeded in rescuing the Germans. Detective Heid For “Protecting’’ Iowa Criminals 26.—A riot was DES MOIN of incompetence criminals were 1 Moines civil servic against Jack Broph, tives, and Frank Harty, night captain of police, by Sheriff Robb. Tho sheriff asked that the two officers be sus pended pending hearing. WAGE CUT NOT PLANNED HERE , April 26.— Charges and i protection of before the Des ommission today chief of detec- sumption of the allied debt to America i ained in the declaration that d to take upon herself to the limit of her ca ‘oods."” sho is these det | pacity in With regard to conditions that she places upon her offer as a whole, tne! note says that should the German propositions bé accepted, all other Ger. man obligations for reparations would | | (Continued on Page 7.) George C, Davis, president, and F. G ry of the Casper Butider: ion, today i a statement disclatming responsibility for the report published fn last night's Tribune referting to the situation in the building trade. ‘The statement follows in full “Tho article appearing in last night's supposed to come from th: sociation not countenaced by the associa- tion, nor did it em from any legal representative of the association, and we do not wish to take any responsi bility for same : ed — eorge C. Davis, president; retary Movement, Says Casper will go over the to Scout movement for the ensui! before the forum luncheon of merce, which was held at the In making his prediction, howeve Mr. Piper pleaded against over-optim ism. ,The rapid growth of the movement during the nd the thousand he pointed te for ht lead to a bel ured, su to re scout he pasi of th ndorseme that the drive without ear, said | mi was an A wo ull pond workers any drive will fail “Every red-blooded man who has ” Every Red-Blooded Man Will Get Behind Address to Chamber Forum } SUCCESS OF BOY SCOUT DRIVE IS PREDICTED BY NATIONAL FIELD A John H. Piper, in p in the drive which will start here tomorrow morning to raise $10,000 to finance the Boy ing year, according to the pre-' § diction of John H. Piper, national field executive, made the Casper Chamber of Com- Henning hotel this noon. jbelief in the future of Casper t behind the ting force for and scout America should nt mevem It is a direc 6 efic which crime and I have sy the end o never once has a second-cla r the|t GENT ever appeared before them. In Chicago municipal court one judge reported that he had heard cases against 5,000 boys ¢ that number only five were Against two of these the c: pped because of insufficient evidence and the other three cases were handled by the judge referring to the scout pin which the boys were wearing. None of these boys ever appeared before him on “@ nse. scout movement has been {ns y organization in ery national ent; it is indor deration and every wn institution f the t itself down. movement in Am u is only t toc he At move: 1,250,000 boys who are ompetent of- plement utionally govern numbers r the lea % ae